Electoral district of South Perth
South Perth is an electoral district of Western Australia. It was created in 1901, abolished in 1904 and recreated in 1950.
South Perth Western Australia—Legislative Assembly | |
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State | Western Australia |
Dates current | 1901–1904; 1950–present |
MP | Geoff Baker |
Party | Labor |
Namesake | South Perth |
Electors | 29,696 (2021) |
Area | 27 km2 (10.4 sq mi) |
Demographic | Metropolitan |
South Perth is in Perth.
Election results
2021 Western Australian state election: South Perth[1] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labor | Geoff Baker | 12,473 | 49.9 | +20.3 | |
Liberal | Ryan Chorley | 8,846 | 35.4 | −14.7 | |
Greens | Mark Brogan | 2,597 | 10.4 | −1.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jack Taylor | 617 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
No Mandatory Vaccination | Dwain Hill | 440 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
Total formal votes | 24,973 | 97.0 | +0.6 | ||
Informal votes | 780 | 3.0 | −0.6 | ||
Turnout | 25,753 | 86.7 | +0.6 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Geoff Baker | 15,007 | 60.1 | +17.3 | |
Liberal | Ryan Chorley | 9,962 | 39.9 | −17.3 | |
Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +17.3 |